admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
around the clock; day and night
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
one's post; place of work; workplace
finding employment; getting a job
prohibition; inhibition; ban
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
for this very reason; that is exactly why
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
the West; the Occident; Western countries
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
clearing one's throat; cough
smallish; on the small side
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite