wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
junior high school student; middle school pupil
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
final; eventual; ultimate
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
alone; by oneself; on one's own
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to press a question; to cross-examine
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate