How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
pleased to make your acquaintance
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
money-making; earning money
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness