coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
way of talking; speaking style
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
please sit down; please have a seat
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
background research; research into the period
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
great difference; big difference; wide margin
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
romantic TV series; romance TV show
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
interest (in something); enthusiasm
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip