intimacy; affection; familiarity
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
section manager; section chief
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
four corners; four ordinal directions
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now