entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
2nd day of the month; two days
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to mistake (A for B); to misread
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
World War III; Third World War
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
confections; sweets; candy; cake
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning