another meeting; meeting again; reunion
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
living by oneself; living alone
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
proposal; proposition; suggestion
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
double; twice (as much); twofold
charming; fascinating; attractive
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
dozens; scores of; decades
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to discuss; to talk together
right in the center (centre)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
(department) store; (department) stores
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
scale; scope; plan; structure
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...