future (usually near); prospects
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
using as an intermediary; through
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to summon; to get used to call
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
materials; data; document
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
taking into consideration; making allowances
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to grumble; to make difficulties
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow