a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in that manner; like that
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
irresolutely; hesitatingly; undecidedly
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream