accountability; being held accountable
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
illegal; illicit; unlawful
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
good impression; favorable impression
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be damaged; to receive damage
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
decision; settlement; definition
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
question; inquiry; enquiry
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
about when; about what time; how soon
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service