if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tax exemption; duty exemption
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
curl; curly hair; ringlet
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
distant look; faraway look
even if; even though; wow
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
contest; comparison; competition
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
empress (consort); queen (consort)
personal (employee); employed; retained
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ignorant of the ways of the world