first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
speech; expression; wording; language
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
interior; inside; internal
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
direct selling; direct sales
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
whole nation; whole land; whole country