purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
one's own style; self-taught manner
to behave well; to mind one's manners
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
short supply; supply shortage
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
onset of an illness; falling ill
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
research and development; R&D