quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
changing clothes; change of clothes
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
school building; schoolhouse
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
smoothly; easily; readily
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out