function; facility; faculty; feature
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
high efficiency; high performance
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
assortment; product lineup
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
core; core; hardcore; all-out
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to arrive home; to return
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
at; in; at; when; by; with