to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
protest; refutation; pleading
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
trouble; bother; annoyance
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
February; second month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
presentation (to someone of high status); submitting; offering
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
at that time; in those days
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation