eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
come out!; where are you?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
question; inquiry; enquiry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
young person; inexperienced person; novice
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to repeat; to do something over again
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
raw materials; ingredients
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
just a minute; small quantity
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to pay out of one's own pocket
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
complete set; all; everything
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice