increase in interest rates
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to apologize; to apologise
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
postcard; memo; note; card
one thin flat object; one sheet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to become better; to improve
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
private school; non-government school
life; living; I; me; student
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
diploma; licence; license
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
farmland; rice field or paddy
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
day after day; day by day
liquor consumed in a teahouse