constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to come from; to have roots in
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
picture for coloring in (colouring)
picture for coloring in (colouring)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
labor; labour; manpower; working force
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
negotiations; discussions; connection
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
earnings from a part-time job
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
ability; capability; skill
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
quickly adaptable (of a person); pro-active
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
point in common; common feature
hard worker; hardworking person
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
either way; in any case; one way or another
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
apparently; appears to be
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes