consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
periodic; regular; routine
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
surname; family name; last name
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
rest; break; recess; intermission
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish