outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
store interior; inside of a shop
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
transparency; degree of clearness
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
one's possessions; ownership
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
underground; subterranean
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
pillars supporting heaven
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to join together; to combine; to join up
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for