to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
... years old; age (of) ...
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
low table; table with very short legs
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
with these words; while saying
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
choice; selection; option
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
it's been a long time; long time no see
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable