name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
birthday party; birthday meet-up
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
section manager; section chief
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
four-legged tray for festive food
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end