to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
God; god; ace; king; superior person
a Buddha; deceased person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
gold and jewels; precious object
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
second day of the month; two days
travel voucher; travel coupon
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?