counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
to attempt; to test; to try out
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
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)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
just a minute; small quantity
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
whenever you want; any time you like
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
leader; authority; mainstay
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point