entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to go out and away; to leave
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to ask; to enquire; to query
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to stray from; to get lost
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
talk; conversation; dialogue
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily