to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
section manager; section chief
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
secretary (government); director; chief
vice-minister; undersecretary
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; METI
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both