expression; presentation; representation; notation
quick to seize an opportunity
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
primary business; primary function; primary focus
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
household; home; family; housekeeping
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
adding up; totalling; totaling
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
scenery; scene; landscape