gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
reopening; resumption; restarting
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
annual (plant); first-year student
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
passing through without stopping; passing by
fourth day of the month; four days
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good feeling; feeling good
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
discovery; detection; finding
second day of the month; two days
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
trouble; bother; annoyance
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
sensitivity; susceptibility
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
still; even now; to this day
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
donor; contributor; provider