beginning; outset; first; onset
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
is something that; is that which
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
extensive knowledge; erudition
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
loveable; very likeable; like very much
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless