careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
attendance; presence; appearance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(senior) managing director
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
new book; new publication
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
what time; (lit.) which hour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance