declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
affable; sociable; friendly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
(another's) daughter; young lady
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
name plate; name tag; label
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
in high spirits; excited; energetic
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
general; overall; across-the-board
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
at a young age; while still young
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to give the stamp of approval