to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
elder sister; effeminate man
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
rest; break; recess; intermission
as stated; verbatim; literally
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
modernization; modernisation
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)