detour; circumvention; turning movement
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
welcome!; nice to see you!
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
tight skirt; straight skirt
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
fluent (in a language); flowing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
negligence; carelessness; mistake
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
research establishment; research institute; laboratory