fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
engagement; business; affair; use; need
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to serve; to work for; to attend
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
opening a business; opening a practice
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sickroom; hospital room; ward
no vacancy; full occupancy
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
diagnosis; medical examination
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
untucked obi; dangling obi
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point