treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
away from home; while travelling
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear
one's figure during sleep
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to talk together; to chat together
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
Japan and the Philippines
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
so-and-so; who?; which people?
all over Japan; throughout Japan
the place for; the time for; the level of
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
otitis media; inflammation of the middle ear
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
being too late; losing one's final chance
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)