uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
professionalism; professional awareness
other; another; over; more than; I; me
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
female patissier; female pastry chef
valuation basis; appraisal standard
partly open; in half bloom
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
with shining, piercing eyes
jealousy; roasted rice cake
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
looking pale; looking unwell
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
a help; an aid; some assistance
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
official title; name of one's job
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
photography; taking photographs