I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to escape from; to get out
curiosity; inquisitiveness
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
common people; ordinary people; masses
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
chair; stool; post; office; position
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
udon with deep-fried tofu
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
society; the world; the times
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque