well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
human relations; personal relationships
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
store interior; inside of a shop
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
food and drink; eating and drinking
another thing; exception; special case
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
(in Japanese architecture) transom
shoji with glass window behind a sliding bottom half
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
working adult; full-fledged member of society
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other