treatment (of a person); dealing with
problematical statement; controversial statement
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
line; queue; procession; matrix
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
blending of Japanese and Western styles
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
appearance; figure; shape; form
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
older sister; lass; young lady
letter; missive; note; mail
big leakage; uncontained leak
mockery; derision; ridicule
to give a round of applause; to applaud
the one thing that is well-remembered
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
expression; look; countenance; face
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
writing; composition; essay; sentence