haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
obscure; vague; ambiguous
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
influenced (by); under an influence
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
to come and go; to go back and forth
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to think too much; to be over-concerned
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
if you think about it; come to think of it
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
thorough; exhaustive; complete