to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
speech and conduct; words and deeds
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
vice; immorality; corruption
small change; coins; small sum of money
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter; missive; note; mail
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
that kind; competition; match
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to lean against; to set against
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality