greeting; a fine thing to say
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
imagination; supposition; guess
sun; saint; San (people); son
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to open (one's eyes) wide
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
reaction; response; reaction
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
sorry; excuse me; thank you
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
handsome man; actor in a love scene
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt