entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
courtesy call; courtesy visit
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in one's own way or style
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
polite; respectful; reverent
to rush over; to run up to
princess; daughter of a nobleman
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
messenger; envoy; emissary
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
question; inquiry; enquiry
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid