to eat too much of something; to overbook
body; body blow (in boxing)
aging society; ageing society
security for a loan; collateral
notarized document; notarised document
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
de facto wife; common-law wife
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
living alone; solitude; solitary life
to sell off; to sell completely
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
isn't it; right?; you know?
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
no problem; it doesn't matter
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
private clinician; physician in private practice
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
detective agency; enquiry agency
losing weight; slimming; lean person
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order