handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one's house; one's home; one's family
attendance; presence; appearance
notice; attention; observation
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to draw upon one's profound knowledge
reason; grounds; circumstances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch