I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
adherent; devotee; believer
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
taking part (in planning); participation
outside the country; abroad
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to not take seriously; to take lightly
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
nutritional value; food value
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
important person; strategic person; key figure
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
proposed site; site chosen