protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
handsome young man; Adonis
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
supporting role (actor); minor role
for this very reason; that is exactly why
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
suffix for familiar person
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
river; stream; River; the ... river
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful