taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
form; shape; figure; visage
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
business trip; official trip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
even though; despite; when
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to concern; to be related
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
together; at the same time; same; identical
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love