for use of customers or guests
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to take over; to hand over
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
going through; going via; going by way of
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world