outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
much less; to say nothing of
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
close; intimate; on good terms
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to entrust; to leave to a person
upper floor (of a building)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to say no more; to sink into silence
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be to the point; to be pertinent
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
at first; initially; in the beginning
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
very; much; greatly; a lot of
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
rather; sooner; preferably
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
originally; by nature; from the start