office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
time; hour; period; class
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
touting; tout; barker; pander
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
student (esp. a university student)
had better ...; had better not ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
small shot bar with an all-female staff
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
practice; practising; experience
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away