enterprise; business; company; corporation
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
invitation; introduction; temptation
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
at least; at most; (even) just
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to speak; to say; to vocalize
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
much less; to say nothing of
hostility; animosity; enmity
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
sympathy; compassion; pity
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
cookware; cooking utensil
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
management; administration; operation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
cooking expert; culinary researcher
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase