journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
Oriental Hotel (Kobe, Japan)
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
large quantity; large amount
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
good impression; favorable impression
the touch of; feel of; texture
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
famous garden; fine garden
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
Shoukenkoutaigou (1849.5.9-1914.4.11) (empress dowager)
bond; bill; certificate; security
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
passing (an examination); making the grade
virtue; charm; merit; good point
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage