elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
godparent; first person to give something its name
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
family-oriented; familial
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to make merry; to be festive
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
as you are aware; as you know
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
large circle; great circle
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to gain strength; to have energy
staying in Tokyo (the capital)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
clear weather; good weather
that year; same year; same age