significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
due form; official; formality
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
hiding one's embarrassment
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
telephone call; telephone (device)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
at work; in the midst of work; working
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
furnishings; implements; equipment
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
that is to say; so that means
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
like a decent person; human
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in