valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
dealing with; coping with
duty; obligation; responsibility
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
in the background; not standing out
as a child; when one was a child
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
department store; department
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to not take seriously; to take lightly
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
elder sister; effeminate man
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
(not so) much; (not) very
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
failure; mistake; blunder
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox