man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
chief; main; principal; major
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
life; living; I; me; student
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
transactions; dealings; business
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
employment (long term); hire
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
sad; wretched; deplorable
society; the world; the times
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to invite in; to show someone in
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
light blue; pale blue; aqua
slim; slender; slight; delicate
limbs; arms and legs; body
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony