grasp; catch; understanding
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
something; something or other; something something
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
observation; survey; watching
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
again; once more; a second time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to look forward to something
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to face; to go towards; to head towards
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
generation; the world; the age
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner