last night; yesterday evening
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
witnessing; observing; sighting
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
residence; housing; residential building
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
not necessarily so; is not always true
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number