geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sales; amount sold; proceeds
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
enterprise; business; company; corporation
difference; variation; difference
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
client list; customer list
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
and; thereupon; because of that
indicate reason; infers some protest
to become frayed; to become loose
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to have the privilege of doing
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation