pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
talking while standing; standing around talking
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
string instrument; stringed instrument
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
reconciliation; make peace with
cooperation; collaboration
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
way; method; means; resource; course
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
reputation; respectability
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
preference; priority; precedence
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately