meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
pickled vegetables; pickles
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
all present; all concerned; all of us
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
addition; increase; Canada
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
sunlight; rays of the Sun
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
until now; so far; up to the present
branch manager; manager of a branch office
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
message; informative matter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with