double; twice (as much); twofold
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to demand money; to pester; to extort
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to grumble about something (trivial)
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
fixed date; appointed day
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
but; however; provided that
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
body and soul; mind and body
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
in one's own way or style
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to have the privilege of doing
to say; to be called; to do
stairs; stairway; staircase