blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
viewing as a problem; problematizing
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
trust; confidence; credence
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
every month; each month; monthly
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
a little bit; a little while
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
naturally; of course; understandably
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to take charge during someone's absence
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
the public; general public
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase