addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
honorific title; honorific term of address
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
instructor; advisor; adviser
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
worried look; concerned expression
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
(not possible) on such short notice
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
boom (development, sales, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
please sit down; please have a seat
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
world situation; world affairs
basis for decision; evidence for judging
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
holding two or more positions concurrently
major subject; special study
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
Buddhism's highest paradise