taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
with a friendly grin; smilingly
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
floor above; floor upstairs
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
recreation; diversion; relaxation
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to torment; to torture; to harass
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
interruption; interference; butting in