preserved food boiled in soy
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
thought; consideration; thinking
outside of; not covered by
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
as everyone knows; needless to point out
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
calm; composed; leisurely
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous