portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
female company president; female CEO
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
authenticity; credibility
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
take the opportunity to (do something else)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
feather decoration; plume
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to fight a battle; to have a fight
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to be contrary to one's expectations
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
proud; having a prominent nose
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
old friend; old acquaintance
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination