apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
man; male; masculine gender
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dwelling; house; residence; address
stairs; stairway; staircase
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
place; situation; position; location
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
it's been a long time; long time no see
living; lifestyle; living room
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
snake; serpent; large snake
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something