to comfort; to console; to amuse
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
audience (with a person of high standing)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
local specialty; special product (of a region)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect