commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to keep (a person) waiting
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
indeed; really; truly; very much
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
stairs; stairway; staircase
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cease; to stop; to be over
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting