Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to feel; to sense; to experience
in this way; thus; such; uh...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
don't you think?; indicates question
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable