ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
secret admirer; closet fan
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
recently; lately; these days
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what do you want?; can I help you?
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely