when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to demand money; to pester; to extort
hostess (in a hostess bar)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wealthy person; millionaire
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to approach; to draw near
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be erected; to be built
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily