race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
correction; revision; amendment
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
one more time; once more; once again
to go out and away; to leave
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to complain; to make a complaint
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
the other day; a few days ago
under the orders of; by order (command)
to be relieved of one's post