double; twice (as much); twofold
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
internal use; private business
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
financier; business leader
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
race (of people); type of person
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
well-known and unknown; somebodies and nobodies; both famous and humble
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
critic; reviewer; commentator
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
convenient; handy; useful
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
freely; frankly; without reserve
how many years; how long; what year
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable