satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
that is to say; so that means
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to shake; to waver; to tremble
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
covered with; stained; smeared
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
little by little; bit by bit
to put into the mouth; to eat
sound of voice; vocal sound
maintenance; preservation; improvement
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
within; inside of; less than
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist