scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
near; close; beside; third person
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
same village; same town; same province
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to change completely; to change suddenly
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to look forward to something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
something; some kind of; for some reason
negotiations; discussions; connection
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have meaning; to be meaningful
threat; intimidation; menace
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
match; game; bout; contest
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age