town; city; municipal; urban
celebration; congratulations
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
need for social approval and self-esteem
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
being bad at communication; being unsociable
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
strong-willed; strong of heart
trauma (usu. psychological)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be sooty; to be stained
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
(not) even once; (not) ever
answer a roll call for another