heart; guts; nerve; central part
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ago; since; before; previous
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
madder red; dark red; crimson
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
being somewhat excited (agitated)
wherein; therein; thereinto
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to stop walking; to pause
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
welcome!; nice to see you!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper