outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
natural person (e.g. one unspoilt by civilization, civilisation)
person of culture; cultured person
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
nonexistence or existence; absence or presence
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
reception room; parlor; parlour
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
woman; lady; adult female
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
what time; (lit.) which hour
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous