friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
woman; lady; adult female
overseas student; exchange student
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
forked tree; forked branch
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
writing (e.g. as a profession)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
home delivery (of food); outside catering
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
support; backing; patronage
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
second-year student; biennial
university graduate; having graduated from university
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
preliminary investigation; preparation