(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to anticipate; to foresee
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
now that you say that; now that you mention it
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
(social) class; rank; grade
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
private citizen; civilian
civilian in military employ
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
grip (of hand); grip strength
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
temporary dwelling; temporary housing