announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
selection; choice; option
third day of the month; three days
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
very likely; very probable
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
weekly publication; weekly magazine
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
how long; how far; how much