to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
shop; small store; business; firm
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clerk at the information desk
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking