proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
sense of values; values; value system
to bring up under one's personal care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop