management studies; business administration (study of)
human; human-like; as a person
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
expression; look; countenance; face
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
(not) even once; (not) ever
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete