five-forked road; five-road junction
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
you; (arch.) your residence
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
collaboration; joint work
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
human rights; civil liberties
to handle (a thing) roughly
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to get change back; to be more than enough
very recently; in the very recent past
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
eccentric; crank; oddball
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)