reservation; putting on hold; deferment
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
many; a lot; much; multitude
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
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
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
what if (as in "what if" stories)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
grandfather; male senior-citizen
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
management; administration; operation