expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
home environment; family environment
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
success or failure; result
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spouse; wife; husband; partner
business; work; operations; service; duties
time around sunset; early evening
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
built-in audience; regular customers
sampling food; tasting; trying
to mark the end; to spell the end
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to become possible; to become able to (do)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
office hours; business hours; working hours
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)