there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
shopping; purchased goods
elegance; taste; refinement
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
such ... as; or some such
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
by myself; in person; by oneself
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to look around; to survey
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
receptionist; reception woman
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
observation; survey; watching
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to waste time; to kill time
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason