gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
moving; touching; stirring
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
service industry; service sector
troublesome; pain in the butt
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to keep a watchful eye on
to dry up completely; to become stale
individual; private person; personal; private
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to incur someone's enmity
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
so what!; who gives a damn?
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
natural virtue; personal virtue
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
what sort of; what kind of; what way
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting