uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
as usual; as is one's habit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
husband and wife; married couple
club activities; extracurricular activities
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
study; research; investigation
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
carving; engraving; sculpture
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to rank next to; to come after
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)