polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
course; route; path; process; stages
allegiance; obedience; submission
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
patriarch; head of a family
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to help each other; to cooperate
number of (large) animals
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
sounding each other out; probing each other
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice