self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
single word; a few words; brief comment
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
interior design; interior; upholstery
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
present (brought by a visitor); gift
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
drinking party; get-together
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
email friend; email penpal
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
unedited remarks; frank opinions
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to