on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
proper; respectable; decent; honest
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
independent business; self-employment
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be able to manage somehow or another
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
two (long cylindrical things)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
singularity; singular point
classification; categorization; sorting
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
comparing heights; comparison of statures
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
entry; approach; penetration
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
even if; even though; however; no matter how
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings