diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to stiffen; to become stiff
national holiday; public holiday
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
like this; this sort; this way
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
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)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
university student; college student
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
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 soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
whispering; murmuring; subdued
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
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)
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