tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
chest measurement; bust measurement
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
third-year student; third-year pupil
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
library (usu. single-room); small library
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
manner (with others); attitude
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
like a decent person; human
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
long gloves; evening gloves; gauntlet
while being out of the office or away from home
nobility; aristocracy; peerage