having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
at least; at most; (even) just
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
almost; roughly; approximately
things at hand; personal belongings
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
established practice; custom
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily