associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
narrow margin; slim margin
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
proper; right; reasonable
of no interest; not interested
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
without; but if; otherwise; or else
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
newly appointed; inaugural
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
important person; strategic person; key figure
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
and; thereupon; because of that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial