to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
feeling extremely happy; being in seventh heaven
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look around; to survey
royal castle; imperial castle
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
changing completely; transformation
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances