one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to be helpful; to be useful
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
student (esp. a university student)
antiquity; the previous era
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
nata de coco; coconut gel
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)