to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
ability to get things done
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
reputation; respectability
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
action committee; executive committee
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
not a little; not a few; considerable
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
amount of money; sum of money
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
foreign; abroad; overseas
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer