cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
to understand; to comprehend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like this; this sort; this way
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
no, not like that (but like this)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to care for someone; to look after someone
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow through; to blow across
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
job; work; duties; trade; skill
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
covered with; stained; smeared
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum