confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
set meal; special (of the day)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
if so; in that case; in that situation
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take (be in) charge of
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)