be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
time; hour; period; class
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
neat and clean; tidy; trim
relatively; comparatively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
no, not like that (but like this)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
work style; way of working
control; management (e.g. of a business)
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to have a talk; to tell a story
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
family; members of a family