best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
older sister; elder sister
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to let out a cry; to break forth
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dining; dining room; meal
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself