alternately; by turns; one after the other
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
round glasses with thick plastic rims
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
start of a romance; beginning of love
at first; in the beginning; originally
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
landowner; landlord; landlady
village headman; village mayor
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
still; even now; to this day