(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
one bow; one salute; one greeting
performance of one's official duties
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
shoeshine; shoe polishing
to polish up; to shine up
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
fruit jelly (gelled with konjac starch); fruit jello
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to pull down; to debit (from a bank account); to pay by direct debit
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
settlement out of court; private settlement
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to waive one's right; to waive a right
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention