relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
adds force or indicates command
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
hey there; I say; see here
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
woman; female; feminine gender
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
that's the way it is; such is life
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
association; union; guild
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
adviser; advisor; consultant
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days