to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
having gone too far to turn back
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to be too numerous; to be too much
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
a second time; again; once more; twice
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
person concerned; interested party; related party
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
departure date; day of departure
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
sympathy; compassion; pity
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation