origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to be lacking in options; to be too few
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(very) patient; persevering
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
papermaking; paper manufacture
in person; personally; directly
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
training (esp. in-service); induction course
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
invisibly; secretly; privately
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
third stage; three stages
to serve; to work for; to attend
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing