graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
discipline; training; teaching manners
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
like this; in this way; as you see
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
subleader; assistant leader
second; number two; runner-up
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
fixed date; appointed day
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
counter for wheels and flowers
already; now; no longer; not any more
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be erected; to be built
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease