guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
instead; but (on the other hand)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be silent; to say nothing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to apologize; to apologise
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to turn towards; to point
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead