may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to whine; to make feeble complaints
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
decision; determination; resolution
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
foreign; abroad; overseas
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
what time; (lit.) which hour
starting line; starting point
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
every month; each month; monthly
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
residing; living; dwelling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
hard struggle; strenuous effort
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to give flowers as a gift