business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
all you want; as much as one wants
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
homeroom; form room; form class
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
answering machine; answerphone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate