and yet; despite (all) that
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
something (equipped) with legs; sole of foot; one's manner of walking
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
kindergartener; preschooler
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
foreign capital group; foreign company
enterprise; business; company; corporation
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
speaking of ...; as for ...
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
bribery scandal; graft case
hostile party; enemy side
right to arrest; power of arrest
political donation; political contribution
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to one's heart's content or satisfaction