taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
personal feelings; self-interest
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
participation; joining; entry; adherence
one by one; one after another; successively
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
anticipation; expectation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
commencing with; including
several people; a few people
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to be reflected in a mirror
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
right in the center (centre)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
without permission; without notice
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing