does not seem; unlikely; improbable
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
succeeding; following; trailing; next
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
secret information; intelligence
change of occupation; career change
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
instant; moment; for an instant
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
not understanding; not knowing