to be frank; to drop all pretense
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
other than; excluding; without
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
naturalization; naturalisation
proper; right; reasonable
many; much; plenty; hardly
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
settlement; permanent residency
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
receiving; acceptance; reception
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
enterprise; business; company; corporation
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with