may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
declaration; proclamation; announcement
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
stagnation; hindrance; delay
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(department) store; (department) stores
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
your husband; her husband
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
secret admirer; closet fan
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
visiting angler; fishing visitor
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
old information; given information
custody; detention; confinement
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly