hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
toast; congratulatory cup
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
couple's ring; set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples; pairing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
phone duty; being on call
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
historic; historical; traditional
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
the principle of the thing
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
every single word and phrase; word by word
to save; to leave over; to spare
greeting; a fine thing to say
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days