how; in what way; by what means
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
home delivery (of food); outside catering
counter for choices, options, etc.
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
orphanage; children's home; foster home
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
social meeting place; watering hole
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
interior design; interior; upholstery
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
entrance; admission; entering
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction