free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
shop; small store; business; firm
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to talk to oneself; to mutter
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
person being waited for; person who waits
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
dressed up (in fine clothes)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
first shrine visit of New Year
without doubt; certain; sure
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
active; dynamic; energetic
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
moisture; humidity; dampness
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)