measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
this occasion; at this time; now
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
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
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person