to run around; to bustle about
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
two times; twice; two degrees
social life; social intercourse
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
attendance; presence; appearance
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
unveiling; debut; introduction
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
such; like that; that sort of; very
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to tighten; to press hard
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event