tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to mind; to care; to worry
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
middle of the night; dead of night
how can (one) do something
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
enlightenment; illumination
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
active; dynamic; energetic
enough is enough; no further!
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to take away; to carry away
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)