complete stranger; total stranger
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
being in love with each other
general; popular; common; typical
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
in contrast; on the contrary; on the other hand
thorough; exhaustive; complete
half-wit; fool; simpleton
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
jealousy; roasted rice cake
January; first month of the lunar calendar
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
quick-tempered; impatient
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
ancient city; former capital
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
such ... as; or some such
to enliven one's spirit; to refresh oneself; to cheer oneself up
personality; style; appearance