board chairman; managing director; chief director
corridor; hallway; passageway
to face on; to look out on to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
exclusive; attached to; specialist
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
while; even though; despite
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
instant; moment; for an instant
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent