(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
seniority by length of service
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to visit (someone) in hospital
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be main; to be principal; to be important
experience; history; record; career
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to intend; to be sure that
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
clothes; clothing; garments
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)