office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
tone (of voice); manner of talking
difficult to ...; hard to ...
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
a long time ago; in those days
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
price; cost; value; worth; value
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
manners; courtesy; etiquette
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
speech; expression; wording; language
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
component; component stereo
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus