well then ...; in that situation; in which case
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
all present; all concerned; all of us
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
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
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
beginning; outset; first; onset
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
participation; joining; entry; adherence
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)