to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
time; hour; period; class
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
story; tale; talk; discussion
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
proposal; offer; request; application
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tendency; trend; inclination
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be responsive; to show immediate results
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
how; in what way; by what means
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
for example; for instance; e.g.
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
fee; charge; rate; material
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
trifling; little; few; slight
reward; honorarium; remuneration