pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
use; utilization; utilisation; application
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
welcome!; nice to see you!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
it is I who should say so
talking while standing; standing around talking
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation