member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
on the way home from work; returning from work
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
drinking party; get-together
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel
fried cake of minced meat
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
Hermes (Greek god); Hermes (fashion brand)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?