to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to devour; to bite to death
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
what's what; heads or tails
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
to be accepted by a university
boiled and half-dried bonito
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
naturally; of course; understandably
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
ancient Shinto music and dancing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding