protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
separate case; another matter
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to mistake (A for B); to misread
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
big leakage; uncontained leak
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
in the morning; during the morning
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
on the occasion of; at the time of
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may