secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
truancy; school non-attendance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)
truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
strategy meeting; council of war
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
script; libretto; scenario
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch