contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
diligent student; studious person
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
participation; joining; entry; adherence
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
major dealer; wealthy merchant
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be determined or strong-willed
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
memory; sense; experience
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
deep emotion; strong feelings
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand