frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sad to say; how sad; alas
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
late at night; small hours of the morning
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
guard; security guard; security officer
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
research publication; scholarly publication
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
construction; architecture (of buildings)
indescribable; having no way to express
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)