minimum; at the very least
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
for example; for instance; e.g.
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
toilet sandals; bathroom sandals
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
something like ...; something called ...
how long; how much; to what extent
deck cargo; upper layer of goods; extra; to pile on top of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be conspicuous; to stand out
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
needless to say; it goes without saying that
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just