(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
written request; request for ...; application for ...
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
employment separation; leaving one's job; losing one's job
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
three kinds; three varieties
quality (of a product or a service)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
if it is the case that ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
in the mountains; among the mountains
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
how long; how far; how much
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.