person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to start working; to take action
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
way of speaking; intimation
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
long ago; a long time ago; already
family-oriented; familial
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(not so) much; (not) very
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
sushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
two-part chorus; vocal duet
schoolgirl; female student
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave