to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
a little; a bit; slightly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
as planned; according to plan
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
of great promise; with a promising future
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
periodic; regular; routine
branch; branch office; subdivision
you (plural); all of you; you all
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
influential person; man of importance