here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to become better; to improve
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
declaration of war; proclamation of war
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower