holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
road approaching a shrine
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
both; both sides; both parties
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
two (long cylindrical things)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
it is not (like that) either
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort