one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
housing district; residential district
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
special selection; finest pick; top pick
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
critic; reviewer; commentator
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
pair; two kinds; two ways
nonstop entertaining (e.g. of business clients); constant entertaining
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
company president; manager; director
etc.; et cetera; and so on
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
going to the United States
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
owner (esp. of a business)