judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
near the pond; edge of a pond
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
drinking bout; merrymaking
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
touching; moving; painful
script; screenplay; scenario
very rich person; the super rich
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
back off!; leave me alone!
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
meaningless; insignificance
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash (to pieces); to ruin (e.g. a plan); to wreck; to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to go to the office; to be at work
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness