one's physical safety; personal security
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
and then; and so; and; so then
southern part; the south (of a region)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
cold; coldness; chilliness