timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
wild ginger trefoil coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
government; administration
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
different culture; foreign culture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to begin talking; to open up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
gossip; corner of the mouth
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
this occasion; at this time; now
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture