consequence; outcome; result; blame
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pride; boast; credit (to)
establishment (of a business); founding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
how; in what way; how about
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
while; during; while; although; all; both
interval; break; pause; spare moment
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise