pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(not) even once; (not) ever
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
counter seat; seat at the counter
notice; attention; observation
to make an appearance; to show up
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
when it becomes; when it comes to
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be conspicuous; to stand out
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
all eyes; public attention
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)