reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
older sister and younger brother
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sorry; excuse me; thank you
myself; yourself; I; me; you
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
school of one's (first, second) choice
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount