fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
change; alteration; modification
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to increase in value; to gain prestige
potentiality; dormancy; latency
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
nonchalant air; unruffled air
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
sense of pitch; ear for music
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase