high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
general; popular; common; typical
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
company management; managing a company
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
near; nearby; not far off