proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to serve; to work for; to attend
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
moneymaking; earning money
tool; implement; means; furniture
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...