here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
suffix for familiar person
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
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
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
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
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony