sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
too (much); overly; excessively
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
(separate) house; detached house
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
European-style; Western; Occidental
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
(natural) lighting (of an interior space)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
not worth doing; waste of effort
courteous; decorous; polite
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully