(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
first-rate; finest quality; the best
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
large serving; large portion
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
display window; shop window; store window
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
clinic; medical office; infirmary
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while