underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
detective agency; enquiry agency
to run a shop; to have a shop
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
certified public accountant
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
preliminary investigation; preparation
on the occasion of; at the time of
duty; obligation; responsibility
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir