love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
several years; a few years
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to live fast (and recklessly)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to seek a path; to find one's way
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
two days later; day after next; next day but one
settlement; payment of account
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
barber; barbershop; barber shop
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
foaming; frothing; lathering
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank