permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
number of articles; quantity
plural; multiple; several
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
way; method; means; (technical) specification
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
general; popular; common; typical
considerably; greatly; a lot
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
pistachio (Pistacia vera)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
several sheets (flat objects)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
function; facility; faculty; feature
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing