kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
convenient; handy; useful
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
all; entire; whole; altogether
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
initiative; prior consideration
to begin; to set about; to start
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
Western clothing; Western binding
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
height (of body); stature