to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
that's true; of course; obviously
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
several years; a few years
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
alma mater clique; old school tie
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
local government employee; local civil servant
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
decision; settlement; definition
book; volume; this; present; main; head
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
home delivery (of food); outside catering
fineness or purity (of gold)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
mille crêpes (French cake made from layers of crêpes)
serious; not joking; straight
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier