reputation; respectability
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
evening meal; dinner; supper
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination