surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to send for (doctor, etc.)
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
each; (arch.) you (plural)
lately; recently; nowadays
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress