bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to palm off; to force a sale
planned; scheduled; systematic
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to need; to call for; to require
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
weekly publication; weekly magazine
confidential; secret; classified
article; news story; report; account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
guaranteed; certified; warranty included
this is why; this means; it is the case that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
at work; in the midst of work; working
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
book; volume; this; present; main; head
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to turn completely into; to become completely
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori