strategy meeting; council of war
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ten; 10; ten years of age
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
isn't it; right?; you know?