to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
that is to say; so that means
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
presence (impressive quality)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the West; the Occident; Western countries
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
pale yellow; light yellow
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
leather shoes; leather boots
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
connection; link; relationship
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
very; much; greatly; a lot of
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion