for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
in the meanwhile; during the time
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
trade; buying and selling
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
just because; even if; even though
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
(another's) daughter; young lady
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
outside of; not covered by
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
source of information; intelligence source; message source
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to get drunk; to become tipsy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival