comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hotel charge; lodging expense
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
accounting; administration (of money)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
deposit; payment; money received; money due
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful