under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
maid; helper; help; assistance
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
true character; real nature
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
shady; underhanded; questionable
being a good listener; good listener
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
study; pursuit of knowledge
period of youth; while young
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
good impression; favorable impression
forgetting; lapse of memory
to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible