fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
preparatory phase; preparatory period
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
deed; act; work; performance
what's what; heads or tails
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
text; provisions (act, treaty)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
fixed date; appointed day
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
care; precaution; guarding; caution
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
as a child; when one was a child
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by