to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
toast; congratulatory cup
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
what time; (lit.) which hour
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
duty; obligation; responsibility
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
police; police officer; police station
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
near; close; beside; third person
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
something like ...; something called ...
strike (i.e. industrial action)
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
all present; all concerned; all of us
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across