to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
scale; scope; plan; structure
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
individual; private person; personal; private
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
same generation; one's generation
for the first time in one's life
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)