emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to summon; to get used to call
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
waste of time; killing time
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
welcome!; nice to see you!
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have the privilege of doing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
in this way; thus; such; uh...
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
the other day; a few days ago
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such