bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
common people; ordinary people; masses
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
social status; social position
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
unmarried person living affluently
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
fifth day of the month; five days
information technology; IT
company president; manager; director
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
greeting; a fine thing to say
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune