highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
invitation; introduction; temptation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
sympathy; compassion; pity
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
light color; light colour
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)