chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to hold something reverently with both hands
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
supporting role (actor); minor role
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
hiding one's embarrassment
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
to be worried; to be troubled
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
president (of a society); chairman
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
noted product; local specialty
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater