recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
by myself; in person; by oneself
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
cosmetics; toilet articles
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
a long time ago; in those days
pair; the two; both persons; both things
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution