conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to crawl out of; to creep out of
electricity; (electric) light
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to face on; to look out on to
right side; style of Japanese court music
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
let's not say (such things) to each other
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude