outsider; layman; amateur
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
specialization; specialisation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
one's family; family member
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be relieved; to feel relieved
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
influence; clout; leverage
supervised; under surveillance
in the village; within the village
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to lean against; to set against
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage