amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
seat at a table; place at a table
menu; schedule; program; menu
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
customer traffic; customers; custom
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rest period; intermission; break time; recess