fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
and then; and so; and; so then
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to say; to be pleased to say
being left out; being ostracized
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
by your leave; with your permission
occupation; calling; livelihood
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
sense of duty (obligation)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something); splash
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
proper; respectable; decent; honest
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
successive generations; successive emperors
here and there; everywhere
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal