relative change from last year
indigo-tinged grey (gray)
room occupancy ratio; guest room usage rate
olive green; greenish brown
room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
similar color; similar colour
a pair (of shoes or socks)
traditional Japanese dance
the literary world; literary circles
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
medical world; medical circles; medical community
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
disinfection; sterile filtration
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
hotel charge; lodging expense
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence