to live; to make a living; to get on with
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
proposal; offer; request; application
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
street stall; stand; booth
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
your husband; her husband
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)