fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
while; even though; despite
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
minimum; at the very least
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sports-minded; sports-oriented
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly