to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
business trip; official trip
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
hello; good day; good afternoon
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at once; immediately; right now