chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
looking away; looking aside
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
speech and conduct; words and deeds
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
absence; disregard; indifference
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
rare; uncommon; not often seen
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
superior; excellent; fine
intention; idea; inclination; wish
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
very recently; in the very recent past
only recently; just of late
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth