soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to watch intently; to stare
schedule; program; calendar
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
accomplice; co-conspirator
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
reinforcement; strengthening
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to take on a role; to take part
academic affairs; educational affairs; school affairs; administrative affairs of a religious body
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
even though; despite; when
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to suppress one's emotions
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)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment