dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
bento; Japanese box lunch
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
almost; roughly; approximately
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
bento; Japanese box lunch
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be dead; to be lifeless
having not the slightest idea
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
connection; link; relationship
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
consideration; taking into account
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
sons and daughters; children; girl
large number (of); many; majority
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
in one's own way or style
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable