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 (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; 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
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
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; homily; 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 enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
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; intention; mind; mood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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 let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)