temporary retirement; suspension from office
talk; dialogue; conversation
hard to get; hard to come by
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
tattling; telling on (someone)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
special grade article; superfine brand
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
forced laugh; forced smile
younger people; future generations
by your leave; with your permission
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
fake; something false; sham; deception
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
evening; night; nighttime
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
restaurant with only set meals
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
all right; very well; okay; I got it