to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
while; even though; despite
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
blue-chip stock; gilt-edged stock
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
to buy more; to increase one's holdings
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
near oneself; close to one; familiar
I see; that's right; indeed
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman