from afar; over a great distance; all the way
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
contradiction; inconsistency
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
excellent performance; fine play
tradition; legend; folklore
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
the same generation; coeval
number; number plate; license plate
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
trivial; not amounting to much
in name only; titular; nominal
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
great difference; major mistake
seeing off and meeting on return