entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
suffix for familiar person
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
individual; private person; personal; private
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
the other day; a few days ago
foreign; abroad; overseas
division (of company); operations department
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
written estimate; quotation; quote
form (printing); forme; typesetting plate; original edition (of a publication)