warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
one's post; place of work; workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
conviction; belief; confidence
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
great laughter; burst of laughter
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
cheap drinking spot (pub, tavern, etc.)
substantial matter; significant item
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
split; division; break up
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
society; the world; the times
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer