date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
parting; separation; farewell
disorder; disturbance; unrest
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
nightlife districts; drinking districts
transactions; dealings; business
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
serious; severe; grave; acute