in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
sun; saint; San (people); son
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to badger; to pester; to beg
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
corsage (bouquet of flowers worn on a dress); (arch.) bodice (of a woman's dress)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
impossible to do (although wants to)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in