virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
concise; brief; humble; frugal; modest; discrete
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
university (college) professor
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
growth period; growing season
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
retainer; retinue; servant
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
best regards; please take care of; please do
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce