wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to say; to be called; to do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
overseas student; exchange student
trouble; bother; annoyance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
so; like this; in this way
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
if you need; if it is necessary
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
on board a ship; aboard a ship
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
business trip; official trip