tedious; boring; being fed up with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
conference room; council room
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
although I say; although one might say; although called
headquarters; head office; main office
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
distinctive; characteristic
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
late at night; small hours of the morning
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
not yet known; unknown; strange
since then; from that time; ever since
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking