big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
verbal message; word (from someone)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
don't you think?; indicates question
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
greeting; a fine thing to say
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
so; like this; in this way
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)