friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
way of talking; speaking style
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
funny story; funny anecdote
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
the right person in the right place
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
how long; how much; to what extent
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
first meeting; first interview with
memory; sense; experience