period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
relation; connection; affinity
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to collect; to assemble; to gather
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
while; during (the time when)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
front entrance; front door
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
third stage; three stages
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
former name for makushita division
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
back street; back alley; off-street
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...