cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
abstention; nonparticipation
to be dispersed; to get separated
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
large biceps; well-developed biceps
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
sightseer; spectator; viewer
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
side ponytail (hairstyle)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
passion; temper; irritability
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
elegant; graceful; refined
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query