two (long cylindrical things)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
company director; board member
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
reopening after renovation
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
toast; congratulatory cup
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
how many years; how long; what year
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
illegitimate child; secret love child
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
forcibly; against one's will
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself