finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
please; somehow or other; one way or another
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
than; from; out of; except; but; more
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
several times (as large, over)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
long time; long interval; for quite some time
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
fee; charge; rate; material
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
future (usually near); prospects
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
such; this sort of; like this
way (of doing); manner; method; means
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet