courtesy call; courtesy visit
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
almost every day; almost daily
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
very much; exceedingly; extremely
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
noted product; local specialty
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
strip-searching; security check
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
long-established; old-established; traditional
secretary (government); director; chief
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to accord someone every courtesy
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong