to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
being argued into silence; being left speechless
feeling; sense; impression
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
information technology; IT
enterprise; business; company; corporation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
company president; manager; director
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
new building; new construction
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle