to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
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
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
adds force or indicates command
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how; in what way; how about
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to waste time; to kill time
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour