unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
long slits (esp. of eyes)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
production (e.g. play); direction
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
anything and everything; just about everything
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
systematic; regular; routine
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)