bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to be forward; to be impertinent
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
is something that; is that which
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to detain; to check; to restrain
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to pile up; to accumulate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
be (that) as it may; having said that
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)