envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
drinking party; get-together
boastful speech; bragging
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sincere; honest; faithful
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
new book; new publication
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
planning; planning ability; deliberateness