match (contest); to match with; to go well with
conviction; belief; confidence
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
real experience; actual observations
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fine performance; tour de force
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
being startled; getting a shock
complete stranger; total stranger
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
another; different; something else
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
shopping; purchased goods
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour