top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to put on airs; to assume importance
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
with a click; with a snap
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
of course; certainly; naturally
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
the others; the remainder
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
changing clothes; change of clothes
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
later on; eventually; afterwards
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
height (of body); stature
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
practice; practising; experience
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion