to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
awareness; realization; noticing
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
whispering into a person's ear
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
20th day of the month; 20 days
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
refined taste; elegant pursuits
high mountain; alpine mountain
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
cut wound; incised wound; knife wound
idiot; dummy; slow person
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
water that has been used to wash rice
change; transformation; inversion