advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to understand; to make out
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
cafe providing Internet, manga browsing, etc.; combined cafe
communality; community; having something in common
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
average amount from one customer
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
taste; liking; preference
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
headquarters; head office; main office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
vocal sound; tone of voice
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear