your (visual) observation
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
troubled face; worried expression
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
narrow; thin (sized); slender
handsome face; beautiful features
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
useless; no good; hopeless
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
route; way; course; directions
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period