to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to have a talk; to tell a story
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
such; this sort of; like this
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(social) class; rank; grade
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case