to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cosmetics; toilet articles
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
act of terror; terrorist attack
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
mass communication; mass media
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial
information media; press; news organs
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps