to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
attendance; participation; presence
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
Champagne glass; Champagne flute
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
news; word; tidings; omen
personal affair; one's own affair
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
that's the way it is; such is life
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to go ahead; to pull ahead
a short while ago; already
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
history of; experience of
simplicity; unsophisticatedness
artist; painter; illustrator
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl