waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
when it becomes; when it comes to
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
interior; inside; internal
split; division; break up
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
considerably; fairly; quite
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first generation; founder
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
while; during (the time when)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful