expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by your leave; with your permission
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
human relations; personal relationships
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the front; honest; upright; decent
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker