to drop; to lose; to let fall
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to change (one's clothes)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
considerably; greatly; a lot
very young; little; childish; immature
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
shoeshine; shoe polishing
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
for your information; I'm telling you
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve