cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
being too late; losing one's final chance
already; now; no longer; not any more
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
suffix for familiar person
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
decision; determination; resolution
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the relation of master to servant
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
bathwater with iris petals
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
an issue being settled; a case being closed
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in