to serve; to work for; to attend
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
how; in what way; by what means
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
danger; peril; hazard; risk
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to manage something successfully; to be successful
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to say; to be called; to do
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to lose one's footing; to slip
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.