being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
written explanation; written apology
sharply; harshly; stingingly
evening meal; dinner; supper
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
rain and wind; driving rain
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
dream for the future; hopes for the future
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
(one's) quota; assignment
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
homeroom; form room; form class
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
very popular; highly favoured
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?