acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hello; good day; good afternoon
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
interval; break; pause; spare moment
and; thereupon; because of that
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what do you want?; can I help you?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
business trip; official trip
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
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
conquest; domination; mastery
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
in person; personally; directly
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)