shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
quietly; slowly; gracefully
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; misfortune; disaster
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
in this manner; in this way; like this
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
actual profit; practical use; benefit
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
conquest; domination; mastery
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
being good at cooking; good cook
to happen to hear; to overhear
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served