person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
attendance; presence; appearance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
name plate; name tag; label
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that is to say; so that means
possible; probable; likely
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ready-made clothing; off-the-rack clothing; second-hand clothes; hanging