to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to distribute; to hand out
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
wish; desire; ambition; choice
in public; in company; in the presence of others
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
bunch of flowers; bouquet
feeling of a house or a room
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
(overnight) stay; lodging
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
sour look; surly face; pout
caller; visitor; company; guest
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
staying the night; lodging (at)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to move (house); to change residence
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
evening meal; dinner; supper
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike