excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
town girl; girl raised in a town
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to set up shop; to open a store
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
very; much; greatly; a lot of
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
hard struggle; strenuous effort
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together