store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
rather; better; instead; if anything
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that day; the very same day
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
dry riverbed; river beach
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to like; to love; to be fond of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
popular person; favorite; favourite
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move