to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to say; to be called; to do
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
walking around at night; night travel; night train
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
for your information; I'm telling you
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
beyond this point; from now on; after this
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)