today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
then; well; so; well then
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
police officer; policeman; constable
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
arrest; apprehension; capture
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
how; in what way; how about
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
custody; detention; confinement
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by myself; in person; by oneself
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
eating without paying; eating for free
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it