year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
for a while; for some time; for a period
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is