throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
minority group (party); minority
cost-cutting; cost reduction
historical; traditional; historic
to get between; to be caught in
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
to warm (up); to heat (up)
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
children's song; nursery rhyme
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
systematic; regular; routine