(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
manners; behavior; behaviour
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
feeling; sense; impression
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
outer sanctum; nave; transept
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
still better; even better
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
descendant; posterity; offspring
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
tradition; legend; folklore
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
streetwalker; nightwalker; prostitute
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to lead someone around by the nose
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to make merry; to be festive
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining