elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
ripped jeans; pre-ripped jeans; distressed jeans
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
low price; moderate price
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
total amount; aggregate sum
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
true state; actual condition; reality
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
telecommunications infrastructure
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
in the ministry; in the department
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
gambling den; gambling house