delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be sacked; to be dismissed
smoking room; smoking compartment
press club; correspondents' club
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
arrest; apprehension; capture
member of the Lower House
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
present; gift; to give a present or gift
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first