straight-laced person; stubborn person
(work) performance evaluation; performance review; efficiency rating
long distance relationship
predecessor; people of former times
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
drinking party; get-together
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
working adult; full-fledged member of society
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
all you have to do is; just; that's all
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
of no interest; not interested
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin