unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
good impression; favorable impression
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
person of doubtful origin
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
flare skirt; flared skirt
high heels; high-heeled shoes
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
a few years ago; some years back
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
even if not; even without
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
carriage; movement (of the body)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card