being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
successive generations; successive emperors
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
very careful; thoroughly prepared
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
now that; since; as long as; provided that
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
father and mother; parents
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
particularly; only; in the case of
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
violent explosion; bursting
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid