to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
briskly; quickly; promptly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
set of three; three sets; three classes
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
home area; home town; local
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
matcha; powdered green tea
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
indicate reason; infers some protest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
time; hour; period; class
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
woman; female; feminine gender
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of