another meeting; meeting again; reunion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
second day of the month; two days
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
tall figure; high stature
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to rank next to; to come after
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
tediously; lengthily; wordily
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
alternately; in succession
alternately; in succession
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
individual; particular; discrete; distinct
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
Western clothing; Western binding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but