sorry; excuse me; thank you
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
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress