to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
land near a castle; castle town
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
from the viewpoint of; according to
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
how others look at you; what others think about you
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
newspaper story (article, account)
heading; headline; index; headword
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
motherland; fatherland; native country
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal