as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
association; society; organization; organisation
president (of a society); chairman
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
salad dressed with tofu, white sesame, and white miso
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
name; given name; first name
to pass (of time); to elapse
surname; family name; last name
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
still; even now; to this day
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
way of calling (something or someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade