digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
the same; the said; likewise
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
record keeper; recorder; archivist
editorial committee member; editorial board member; senior staff writer (of a newspaper)
main school; principal school; this school; our school
this occasion; at this time; now
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
temporary; transitory; short-lived
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing