to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
six; sixth (interval, chord)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
way (of doing); manner; method; means
will not do; do not; does not
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
hospitalization; hospitalisation
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
per person; per capita; per head
800,000; eight hundred thousand
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
sixth day of the month; six days