trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
choices; alternatives; options
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
dozens; scores of; decades
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
good prospects; full of hope; promising
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
signature; signing; sealing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
return of something; repayment
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
popular name; common name; given name
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
follower; attendant; valet; servant
surroundings; environs; circumference
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
on one hand; on the other hand
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
homeowner; head of a household
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule