pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
name plate; name tag; label
rubbing one's hands together
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to refuse; to decline; to deny
visual system; ophthalmencephalon
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
with a (light) slapping sound
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
job-related; operational; business; in the course of one's work
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
just the other day; quite recently
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally