to suit; to match; to become; to be like
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be needed; to be wanted
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
door; gate; opening; title page
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
the other day; lately; recently
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(committee) chairman; president
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
department store; department
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
I see; that's right; indeed
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look