to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
little by little; bit by bit
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
maid; helper; help; assistance
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
dissolute mind; hardened heart
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
marriage proposal; courtship
society; the world; the times
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
rest; break; recess; intermission
very popular; highly favoured
master; teacher; stable master
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
another thing; exception; special case
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
interior design; interior; upholstery
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
student (esp. a university student)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
welcome; (warm) reception