raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
nightlife; night amusements
reopening; resumption; restarting
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to open (one's eyes) wide