deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
president (of a society); chairman
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
convenient; handy; useful
new product; new line (of products)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
chair; stool; post; office; position
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to tumble down; to roll down
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
I see; that's right; indeed
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...