opposite side; other side; other party
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
good humour (humor); good mood
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
business trip; official trip
conference room; council room
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year