to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
wicker basket; wickerwork basket
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
on the way back; when about to go back
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
evening meal; dinner; supper
instant yakisoba in a cup
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about