exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
outside of; not covered by
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
exchanging business cards
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble