different culture; foreign culture
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to hold a small dinner party
celebratory banquet; feast
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
empirical; from experience
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to add; to write a postscript
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to invite in; to show someone in
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
trade sample; product sample
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly