steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sensual love; love affair
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
special training; intensive training; crash course
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean