centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
complexion; colour; color; blood red
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
just one person; only one
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
old Japanese court music; gagaku
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
leaving everything up to someone else
what one should do (usu. in questions)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
company; corporation; workplace
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
several people; a few people
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
attendance; presence; appearance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability