prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
old town; old part of a city
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
not yet known; unknown; strange
corridor; hallway; passageway
with a clashing or clanging sound
outside (the room, building); outdoors
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
continuous; without a break
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to be to the point; to be pertinent
none of your business; not your concern
at that (very) moment; just then
ground glass; frosted glass
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
control room; control booth