negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days; 12-year Chinese zodiac
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
to look young; to seem young
student of a women's college; female university student
contrived; false-sounding
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
name-lending; lending one's name
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
classification; categorization; sorting
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
(appearing, occurring) one after another
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
approval; license; licence; permission
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop