closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
office hours; business hours; working hours
air of luxury; high class feel
in accordance with; according to
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
presence (impressive quality)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
schedule; program; programme; agenda
abstention; nonparticipation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
related to; in relation to
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to strangle; to constrict
one's younger days; when one was young
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
discipline; training; teaching manners
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!