circuitous; roundabout; indirect
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
price; cost; value; worth; value
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
of course; certainly; naturally
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
genuine article; real thing; real deal
quality (of a product or a service)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
transparency; degree of clearness
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances