certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
all hindrances; all obstacles
to arrange; to manage (to find time)
all present; all concerned; all of us
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
postcard; memo; note; card
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
homecoming; returning home
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
postcard with a reply card attached
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
time; season; period; phase; stage
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall