people; citizens; subjects; folk
ill will; malice; evil intent
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
whereabout; about where; how much
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
without leaving any trace
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
cheap article; poor quality article
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
capable of anything; liable to do
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
first thing in the morning
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping