faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to live through; to survive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
society; the world; the times
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to blow off; to be blown off
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
one more time; once more; once again
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave