dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
all present; all concerned; all of us
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Madama Butterfly (opera by Puccini); Madam Butterfly
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
section manager; section chief
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
cold tofu (served with condiments)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
this occasion; at this time; now
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
how many people; a number of people
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre