bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
illumination; decorative lighting
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
top of the head; crown of the head
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
several years; a few years
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to be needed; to be wanted
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
isolation; being alone; being friendless
restoration; repair; mending
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically