well-bred; of good upbringing
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
pronunciation; production of sound
changing one's attitude or response according to 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 call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
living expenses (incurred during a short or long 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
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
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
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
shedding tears; lacrimation
tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene
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 visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
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
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)