to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to quit one's job; to resign
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
the other day; a few days ago
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
return of something; repayment
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to complain; to make a complaint
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to dance; to perform dance steps
abuse; misuse; perversion
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt