entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
health management; health maintenance; health care
young master; young gentleman
heartstrings; koto string
birds of a feather flock together
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
back street; back alley; slums
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
argumentative person; captious person; controversialist; quibbler
educational institution; school; academy; campus
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
the present time; current
sincerity; true heart; devotion
outset; beginning; starting (things); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
facial deviation value (high is beautiful, etc.)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
softly; mildly; gently; politely
very important person; super star; super big shot
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing