hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
main question; real issue at hand
third day of the month; three days
to make oneself available (free)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
hotel in the center of the city
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
interior design; interior; upholstery
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)