quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
rich person; wealthy person
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
just you wait and see (as a threat)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to manage something successfully; to be successful
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
yearned for; longed for; missed
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
tomfoolery; monkey business
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to increase; to add to; to augment
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words