cake served with tea; teacake
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
(political) power; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
item; article; dish; course; finest item
difficult to ...; hard to ...
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
bribe; sweetener; douceur
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
sense of values; values; value system
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
programme; program; plans; arrangements
when; at what moment; what time
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal