recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
after school (at the end of the day)
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
new menu item; new dish on a menu
development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
light blue; pale blue; aqua
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer