ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
pressurization; applying pressure (to)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
difference; discrepancy; variation
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
of course; certainly; naturally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at that time; in those days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guard; security guard; security officer
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
schedule; program; calendar
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary