glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
commandant; commanding officer; general
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
the whole area; all areas
to wander; to roam from place to place
magic flute; The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to be thrilled; to be excited
enemy territory; hostile place
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
like this; this sort; this way
exaltation; emotional uplift
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
long (time that has passed); old (story)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)