management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
scoundrel; rascal; villain
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
corridor; hallway; passageway
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to have a talk; to tell a story
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
it is I who should say so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
home area; home town; local
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously