social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
congratulation; celebration
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
business card exchanging party
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
association; society; organization; organisation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
16th anniversary of one's death
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
than; from; out of; except; but; more
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
while; even though; despite