to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
analogue record; phonograph record; gramophone record
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
inconsistently, horribly drawn animated film or cartoon; animated cartoon episode of lower picture quality than other episodes in the same series
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
Karen; Hualien, Hualian (province and city in Taiwan)
to entwine; to entangle; to connect; to relate
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
acting indifferent while lovestruck
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
every other day; every second day
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
being disliked by everyone
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
holding hands with fingers interlocked
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
school grades; academic results
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
vehement objection; bitter opposition
next morning; following morning
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful