the other day; a few days ago
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
those (near the second person)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
social; societal; societary
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol