even though; despite; when
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
Japanese person; Japanese people
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to try out the food at various restaurants
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
serious; not joking; straight
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
how long; how much; to what extent
maintenance; preservation; improvement
stranger; outsider; foreigner