appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
without; unless; have to do
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
lately; recently; nowadays
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
(United States of) America; USA
to say; to be called; to do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rational; logical; coherent
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
so slight as to be all but non-existent
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
custom; habit; customary practice
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
second (unit of time); arc second
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
single word; a few words; brief comment
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
expression; look; countenance; face
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite