empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
even though; despite; when
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to do for (the sake of someone else)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
audience; spectator; spectators
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome