looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
still; even now; to this day
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to follow another's example
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
coincident with; while; simultaneously
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
unheard-of; unprecedented
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
casting; cast-metal object
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
base of the throat; bottom of the neck