maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
government office; agency; board
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
that day; the very same day
distinction; discrimination
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
while; during (the time when)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
Champagne glass; Champagne flute
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
lost article; something forgotten
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager