schoolgirl; female student
and yet; though; when; in spite of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
together; at the same time; same; identical
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
after school (at the end of the day)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
answering machine; answer phone
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation