refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to speak; to hear a voice
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
anniversary of the establishment (of)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
sixth day of the month; six days
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to call again; to call someone back
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
flustered; confused; panicked
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine