vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
older brother and younger sister
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sidewalk café; footpath café
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
sunlight filtering through trees
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
taste for the simple and quiet; wabi and sabi
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
good family; respectable family; decent family
(your) daughter; young woman
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
relatively; comparatively
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so