guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
society; the world; the times
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
father; dad; husband; you; he
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)