clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
sublime; noble; high-minded
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
reason; cause; circumstances
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
it is I who should say so
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
royal castle; imperial castle
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to discuss; to talk together
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
distinction; discrimination
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
greeting; a fine thing to say
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)