official business; public business
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
take the opportunity to (do something else)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to face on; to look out on to
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
runner-up; second (in a race)
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
mirror surface; lens surface
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to provide; to arrange; to install
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing