to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
news of someone's death; obituary
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to frolic about; to mess around
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
novel; story; (work of) fiction
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began