surprise victory; upset; coup
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
interview (e.g. for a job)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to call together; to convene
major cleanup; spring cleaning
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
homecoming; return to one's home
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
penny (monetary unit); pence
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
(written) application; application form
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
stability; security; equilibrium
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
vitality; energy; dynamism
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
young girl; lass; adolescent female
babies' wear; baby clothes
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
in the future; another day; later
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)