to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
even though it is not; despite not
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
man; male; masculine gender
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to slide into; to slip into
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
one's long-cherished desire
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point