sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
business trip; official trip
charming; fascinating; attractive
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
supply; provision; raising; procurement
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc.
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
being very busy; busyness
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
all present; all concerned; all of us