to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
head; lead; vanguard; first
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to let slip; to slide; to glide
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
frequency (of occurrence)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
advance payment; money paid in advance