next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
no!; no no!; no, not at all
hair on the back of one's head
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to watch steadily; to stare
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to perceive; to understand
female friend; woman friend
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
that; the matter in question
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)