preface; introduction; preamble
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to name; to call; to christen; to term
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
estimate (of costs); budget
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
one-by-one; separately; in detail
consideration; taking into account
business; trade; operations; sales
the other day; lately; recently
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
one more time; once more; once again
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
honour; honor; glory; privilege
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
honor; honour; credit; prestige