society; public; community; social studies
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now that; since; so long as; because
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
rejection (of an application)
interview (e.g. for a job)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to smirk; to grin broadly
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
personality; character; individuality; personhood