charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
novel; original; new; innovative
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
municipal office; council; city hall
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
future (usually near); prospects
directions; instructions; orders; command
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
summer vacation; summer holiday
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
machine parts; machinery; equipment
preparation; arrangements
lost article; something forgotten
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
antiques; old works of art
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers