whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
acid; sourness; sour taste
material; substance; matter
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
government worker; public servant; civil servant
steady; firm; solid; secure
of no interest; not interested
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
face with no make-up; sobriety
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
changing one's academic course
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(necessary) personnel; required person
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
municipal office; council; city hall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
clearing one's throat; cough
loveable; very likeable; like very much
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
article to be delivered; present
later on; eventually; afterwards
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict