greeting; a fine thing to say
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
one's house; one's home; one's family
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
personal; individual; private
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer