receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
have a good day; take care; see you
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
beginning; outset; first; onset
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
several times; a few times
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to need; to call for; to require
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
extended leave; long vacation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
at work; in the midst of work; working
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
vocalization; vocalisation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove