query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
addition; increase; Canada
to own; to receive; to understand
grasp; catch; understanding
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
too much; excessively; too
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
it is I who should say so
good humour (humor); good mood
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
immediately; right away; on the spot
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway