busy; hurried; confused; flurried
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
one more time; once more; once again
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
apparent; obvious; very clear
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
by all means; by all costs
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
an assortment; combination
to approach; to draw near
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
fee; charge; rate; material
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
successive generations; successive emperors
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under