recently; lately; these days
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
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)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
information science; computer science
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
on the occasion of; at the time of
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
scenery; scene; landscape
ticket counter; ticket office; box office
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
in advance; beforehand; previously
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful