plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
girls' or women's division or section
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
declaration of war; proclamation of war
should; must; -able; probably; likely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
simple honesty; tactless frankness
another time; some other time
story; tale; talk; discussion
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
line; queue; procession; matrix
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
(period of) a year; during an era
establishment (of a business); founding
Japanese-style confectionary store
confections; sweets; candy; cake
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
particularly; only; in the case of
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about