place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
good-for-nothing; worthless
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to show up; to appear; to turn up
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
to entertain; to make welcome
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
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