ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
this occasion; at this time; now
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to have the privilege of doing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
way of talking; speaking style
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
such; this sort of; like this
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
present; gift; to give a present or gift
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to be called; to do
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment