ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
sexy; popular; well-liked
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
older sister; lass; young lady
holding two or more positions concurrently
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
birds of a feather flock together
to care for someone; to look after someone
to detain; to check; to restrain
out of one's line; out of one's field
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf