as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
evening meal; dinner; supper
systematic; regular; routine
innocent; cherubic; childlike
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
country-bred; raised in the country
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
tour around the country; travelling to various provinces
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
back (side); back end; rear
solution; solution strategy
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
separate; respective; different
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks