to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
clearing one's throat; cough
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
president (of a society); chairman
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
at that time; in those days
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
president's office; director's office
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is not (like that) either
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
of course; certainly; naturally
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
age thirty; one's thirties
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment