maid; helper; help; assistance
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
memory; ability to remember
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
anything and everything; just about everything
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
secret; private; surreptitious
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
popular person; favorite; favourite
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
clerk; office worker; office staff
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
several people; a few people
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
troubled face; worried expression
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction