closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
real estate agent; realtor
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
Romancecar; Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo
coincident with; while; simultaneously
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to press against each other; to huddle together
surely; certainly; without doubt
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fall off; to tumble down
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
exactly as stated; verbatim
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lost article; something forgotten
with these words; while saying
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tension; mental strain; nervousness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)