to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
one's house; one's home; one's family
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to draw upon one's profound knowledge
reason; grounds; circumstances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
for today; for the time being
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
(written) contract; agreement