club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
having an ancient and honorable origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to taste; to try (food or drink)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
management; administration; operation
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
mountain range; mountain belt
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
roadside tree; row of trees
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
horn (musical instrument)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off