swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to manage something successfully; to be successful
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
for today; for the time being
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
manner of using one's hands
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
to be leaning (to one side); to be tilting
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
intermission (during a play, sumo, etc.); interval; temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
(large) building; public building; hall
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen