counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
modesty; humility; being humble
boy; son; baby boy; young man
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
great difference; major mistake
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
how; in what way; how about; questionable
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to telephone; to make a phone call
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
music industry; music business
beginning; clue; starting point
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view