reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
different opinion; objection
lately; recently; nowadays
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
himself; yourself; herself
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
runner-up; second (in a race)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
insolent fellow; rude fellow
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
heedless of danger; braving dangers
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews