maintenance; preservation; improvement
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at once; immediately; right now
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
cease-fire; truce; armistice
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
needy circumstances; living in poverty
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
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
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach