skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
letter; missive; note; mail
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
home area; home town; local
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to lose one's footing; to slip
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
the customer is always right; the customer is king
news; word; tidings; omen
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
regular customer; valued client
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)