France; French (language)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
sharp sighted; easily awakened
pointing out; identification
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
since then; from that time; ever since
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
Japanese person; Japanese people
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
beforehand; in advance; previously
to lay aside; to set aside
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to approach; to draw near
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to fold up; to fold into layers
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
section manager; section chief
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fluent (in a language); flowing
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained