I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
complete stranger; total stranger
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
woman; female; feminine gender
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to anticipate; to foresee
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
highest grade; superlative degree
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
support; backing; patronage
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
close; intimate; on good terms
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view