quality (of a product or a service)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
donation; presentation; gift
indicate reason; infers some protest
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
grasp; catch; understanding
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
natural virtue; personal virtue
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
convenient; handy; useful
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
distant look; faraway look
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which