I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
president (of a society); chairman
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
this is why; this means; it is the case that
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)