year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to like; to love; to be fond of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
telephone call; telephone (device)
large serving; large portion
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
three; three years of age
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
story; tale; talk; discussion
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks