recovery; undoing; recall
care; precaution; guarding; caution
good-natured person; nice person
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
instead; but (on the other hand)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
all people; the whole nation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
funerals and ceremonial occasions
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
Water Dragon (29th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
beginning of the world; creation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
uncommon and delicious meal
standing close together; bristling (with)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
party in full swing; party at its peak
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to manage something successfully; to be successful
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
oversight; omission; mistake
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner