pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
(political) power; authority; influence
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
gem; jewel; precious stone
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be erected; to be built
presumption; assumption; estimation
to understand from experience
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
floor above; floor upstairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
honour; honor; glory; privilege
good young man; agreeable youth
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
for your information; I'm telling you
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be able to manage somehow or another
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to