modesty; self-control; discretion
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
to exaggerate; to overstate
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
food simmered in cream; creamed dish; fricasee
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
price increase; rise in price
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
training room (hall); gymnasium
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
death by suffocation; death by choking
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
interest; fun; inspiration
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
love affair; sensual pleasures