to stare in wonder; to be amazed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
long hakama; trailing hakama
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cherry blossom (colour, color)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
caller; visitor; company; guest
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
near; close by; within reach; familiar
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
talking while standing; standing around talking
apparently; appears to be
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
noisy; confused; uproarious
so; like this; in this way
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
invisibly; secretly; privately
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life