yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
inside; interior; inner part
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
intermediate wholesaler; middle trader; middleman; broker
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
item; article; dish; course; finest item
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread