in good health; alive and well; going strong
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
job; work; duties; trade; skill
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
communication skills; communication ability
to be at a loss for words
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
pupil; student; schoolchild
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone