to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
close to the wall; alongside the wall
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
inexpert or untrained eyes
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to rebuke; to scold harshly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to slap; to strike; to spank
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tune (melody, piece of music)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
doing as one is told; yes-man
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)