if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
engineering firm; contractor
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
just because; even if; even though
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
please (give me); please (do for me)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
your husband; her husband
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
being good at cooking; good cook
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
within; inside of; less than
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so