from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
100,000,000; one hundred million
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
attractiveness; charm; amiability
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
successfully; with success
silence (not speaking); muteness
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)