to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
private car; private automobile
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
government and public offices; public agency
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
promotion; raising of status
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
trend of the times; way things are going
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
acceleration; speeding up
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
multiple personality; split personality
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...