unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
internal (domestic) affairs
transactions; dealings; business
(social) class; rank; grade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
older brother and younger sister