headquarters; head office; main office
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
class-A; A class; A grade
government service; the bureaucracy
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
head; brains; intellect; understanding
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
handsome man; actor in a love scene
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
counter seat; seat at the counter
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom