expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
by means of; due to; because of; according to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
timewise; temporal; chronal
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal