popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
return of something; repayment
to discuss; to talk together
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
distant; remote; isolated
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
governor-general; governor; viceroy
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
to come and go; to go back and forth
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to be attentive to; to pay attention to
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
talkative person; chatterbox
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable