to understand; to make out
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to push aside; to brush aside
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
very small; tiny; insignificant
to know (someone); to think; to believe
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
more than usual (usu. time)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
it is I who should say so
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pass (of time); to elapse
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
agreement; stipulation; contract
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
sour look; surly face; pout