maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
paste; glue; clothing starch
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to dispose of; to sell off
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
matcha; powdered green tea
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
unique; individual; original; unusual
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
than; other than; except; but
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design