to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
business trip; official trip
confused; flustered; at a loss
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
safe plan; infallible measure
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
doctoral dissertation; doctoral thesis
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
voluntary; optional; free; elective
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
scene; spectacle; sight; view
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
wanderer; stranger; vagrant; outsider; stranger
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)