embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
highest institute of education
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
commencing with; including
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
chief; main; principal; important
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
social meeting place; watering hole
that is to say; so that means
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
confections; sweets; candy; cake
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
center; centre; metropolis
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...