plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
pure of heart and beautiful; innocent and beautiful
public bath located in a city or town
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
noodles made in flat strips
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
possible; likely; probable
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
Ajinomoto; brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
samurai; warrior; military family
to hold a small dinner party
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
to give rein to (imagination)
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
to join in a (musical) performance
face to face; between two persons
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)