serious; not joking; straight
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
very important person; VIP
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
business world; business circles; (the) industry
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
mass communication; mass media
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to grumble; to gripe; to complain