in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
Nagano (city, prefecture)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
probe each other; sound each other out
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
individual; one by one; separate; each
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
curious; strange; unusual
sharply; harshly; stingingly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
pale; pallid; bluish-white
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
full dress; formal dress; uniform
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention