five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
cease-fire; truce; armistice
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
only recently; just of late
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to accompany; to go with; to go together
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
behind; in the rear; in back
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to apologize; to apologise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)