roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
existence; being; presence
one (thing); one piece; one item
new appearance; new look; new sight; new scene
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
really; truly; indeed; good grief
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
just; fair; proper; reasonable
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
early on; earlier on; from early
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
wintry moon; a winter month
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; for some reason or other
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
does not seem; unlikely; improbable