pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
senior high school; high school
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
true character; real nature
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
mask; disguise; guise; mask
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
good wife and wise mother
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to leave a dish half-eaten
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
how; in what way; how about
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled