since one was born; (in) all one's life
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be too late; to be too slow
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
100,000; hundred thousand
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
number two; mistress; concubine
sense of caution; wariness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to slide into; to slip into