monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
laundry; laundromat; launderette
by your leave; with your permission
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
common use; communal use; sharing
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
in succession; one by one
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
ballot paper; voting paper
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
participant; entrant; player; competitor
voting; ballot; poll; vote
results of a vote; voting results