idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
baton (of command); order; command; direction
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
every year; yearly; annually
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
so; like this; in this way
to give rein to (imagination)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to serve; to work for; to attend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
polite; respectful; reverent
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
by myself; in person; by oneself
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
plural; multiple; several
coincident with; while; simultaneously
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
woman; female; feminine gender
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward