Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to have the privilege of doing
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
while; during; while; although; all; both
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably