long time; long interval; for quite some time
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to look on with arms folded
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
wide mouth; alligator; temple gong
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
mature woman; middle-aged woman
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to rebate; to give a kickback
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am