association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
business world; business circles; (the) industry
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
wrong; different; not like that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
good feeling; feeling good
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
now that you say that; now that you mention it
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish