liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to approach; to draw near
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is something that; is that which
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
with the exception of; excepting; excluding