(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)
frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
sick person; patient; invalid
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
still; as yet; as it has been
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
it's not like; it isn't as if
no!; no no!; no, not at all
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to jar; to creak; to grate
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
high-pitched; high in the instep
(medical) doctor; physician
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage