well-bred; of good upbringing
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
pronunciation; production of sound
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
food and drink; eating and drinking
carving; engraving; chiselled features
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
every place; various places
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
retention; maintenance; preservation
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)