peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
village headman; village mayor
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
item; commodity; list of articles
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to complain; to make a complaint
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
street stall; stand; booth
watering hole; watering place
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
intergenerational (social) exchange
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
two (long cylindrical things)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
moment to quit; way to quit
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
overhear; happened to hear that
3rd day of the month; three days