fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
(a person's) appearance; looks
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
hard to reach place; remote place
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
customer traffic; customers; custom
on and after; from ... onward; since
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
failure; mistake; blunder
to take (be in) charge of
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
as you see; as you can see
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
opening a business; opening a practice
2nd day of the month; two days
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange