not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
being somewhat excited (agitated)
successor; replacement; second wife
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
allowable range; bound; limit
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
government management; state management
paid expenses (meals and transport)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
on one hand; on the other hand
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
reciprocity; mutual benefit
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by