slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
maid; helper; help; assistance
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
reopening; resumption; restarting
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
early on; earlier on; from early
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
journal; magazine; periodical
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to help each other; to cooperate
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different