formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
lost article; something forgotten
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
one's original family name; maiden name
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
system; institution; organization; organisation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
forcibly; against one's will
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
go that far; to that extent
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care