mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
with a start; with a jump
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
every single word and phrase; word by word
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to begin to walk; to set out
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
front; frontage; facade; main
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
same; similar; (just) like; equal
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
sunlight filtering through trees
Japanese person; Japanese people
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
head; lead; vanguard; first
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with