company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
second; number two; runner-up
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
true friend; close friend
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
member of the Lower House
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
long time; long interval; for quite some time
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways