bento; Japanese box lunch
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
engineering firm; contractor
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
police; police officer; police station
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to face; to go towards; to head towards
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ordinary citizen; the general public
story; tale; talk; discussion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting