suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
first meeting; first interview with
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
here and there; everywhere
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
letter; missive; note; mail
power; might; authority; influence
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
welcome!; nice to see you!
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
certainly; surely; definitely
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class