incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
memory; sense; experience
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
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)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
news; word; tidings; omen
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
carefree; free from worry
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to mix; to stir; to blend
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
in order; in turn; one by one
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
girls' or women's division or section
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
club activities; extracurricular activities
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty