to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
unexpected meeting; coincidence
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
horse tack; horse gear; harness
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
item; article; dish; course; finest item
part; portion; glimpse; bit
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)