to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
together; at the same time; same; identical
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
long time; long interval; for quite some time
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to talk; to chat; to chatter
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
feminine; womanly; female
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
shameless; shameless person
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do