explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
stairs; stairway; staircase
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
departure; leaving; setting off
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
destination (one is heading towards); goal
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
noisy; confused; uproarious
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to move forward; to move on
to go out and away; to leave
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
handrail; railing; banister
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off