bakery; baker; pastry shop
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be found; to be discovered
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; merely; but; no more than
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
rope; cord; policeman's rope
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
retainer; retinue; servant
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
freedom; free man; free woman