to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
different thing; another question; different case
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
inheritance; succession to property
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
getting two pleasures from one thing; two benefits for the price of one; having one's cake and eating it too; delicious in two ways at once
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)
three sides; small offering stand
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
fixed date; appointed day
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
successively; one after another
attendee; participant; person present