attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sorry; excuse me; thank you
street; quarter; district; area
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
nice; good; well-executed
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
performing arts; acrobatics
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
training (animals); breaking (animals)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to buy; to purchase; to buy out