calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
hotcake; (American) pancake
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
recompense; indemnity; atonement
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
flood of customers; roaring business
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
having no idea; having no clue
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to carry something into a place
samue; monk's working clothes
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
severe criticism; damnation
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form