average value; mean value; mean; expectation
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
best article under heaven; peerless
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to ask for too much; to expect too much
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
item; commodity; list of articles
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to take command; to give direction
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
nod; inclination of the head
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
womanly; ladylike; feminine