what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
critical moment; do-or-die situation
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
one thin flat object; one sheet
(college) president; secretary-general
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
course; route; path; process; means
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
average amount from one customer
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
selling out; being sold out
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
while; during (the time when)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
day of month; counter for days
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
potentiality; dormancy; latency