guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
getting an advance (on one's salary)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
shopping; purchased goods
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more