business; errand; nature of one's business
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
business discussion; negotiation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
talk about various topics
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
at the present time; as of now; at this time
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cost of a meal (or meals)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
contrast; antithesis; comparison
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
popular; common; commonplace
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
reward money; reward; honorarium
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be impolite; to be discourteous
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months