cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
programme; program; plans; arrangements
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to pass (of time); to elapse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
promising without due consideration
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
the other day; a few days ago
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to be found; to be discovered
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
such ... as; or some such
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate