road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
recreation; diversion; relaxation
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)