helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
long ago; previous; of a former age
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
cooking class; cookery school
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
several weeks; a few weeks
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
out of bounds; beyond the pale
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
(police) detective; criminal matter
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
pointing out; identification
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)