long ago; a long time ago; already
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
your husband; her husband
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
special training; intensive training; crash course
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout