one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
for today; for the time being
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
relatively; comparatively
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
serious; not joking; straight
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work