particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to hide; to keep to oneself
nice; likeable; desirable
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
presence (impressive quality)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
one's days and nights being reversed
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
very careful; thoroughly prepared
the way one works; one's working manner
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
being a good listener; good listener
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
natural virtue; personal virtue
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
another meeting; meeting again; reunion