twice; again; second time
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
man; male; masculine gender
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ability; capability; skill
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
gold tooling; gilt tooling
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
air of luxury; high class feel
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly