to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
room clerk (hotel); steward (ship)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
emergency food; emergency rations
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to pause; to have a short intermission
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
7th day of the month; seven days
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
economic strength; economic power; economic might
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
railroad network; railroad system
pardon me for leaving (first)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
antiperspirant spray; deodorant spray
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
resigning from one's job when one gets married; retirement due to marriage; leaving a job because of marriage
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to be accepted by a university
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...