(please) look; see; (please) try to do
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
manners; behavior; behaviour
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
malicious; deliberately mean
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
something easy to do; cinch
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
flute constructed of bamboo
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
button (clothing); push-button; button
directions; instructions; orders; command
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption