flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
one by one; one each; one at a time
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
license; licence; certificate; charter
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
auditor; controller; comptroller; supervisor; inspector; manager
certificate; credentials; testimonial
(full) name; family name and given name
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to give up searching (for someone or something)
hello; good day; good afternoon
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
free time; spare time; idle moment
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
womanly; ladylike; feminine
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
free (of charge); gratuitous