frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
proper; right; reasonable
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
counter for generations; epoch
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
organization name; organisation name
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head