cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
young master; young gentleman
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
manner of using one's hands
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
as before; as ever; as it was originally
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
dozens; scores of; decades
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application