to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
feelings; thoughts; meaning
receptionist; reception woman
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
no!; no no!; no, not at all
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
passing through without stopping; passing by
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
estimate (of costs); budget
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
furnishings; implements; equipment
east, west, south and north
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole