bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to choke; to have trouble breathing
clientele; customer stratum
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
average amount from one customer
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
general; popular; common; typical
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to close (one's eyes); to shut
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to have a talk; to tell a story
to mark the end; to spell the end