old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Japanese person; Japanese people
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
and then; and so; and; so then
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)