role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
without; but if; otherwise; or else
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to refer to; to use as reference