trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
system; institution; organization; organisation
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
all (there is); as long as there is
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
overconfident; presumptuous
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to exaggerate; to overstate
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
just because; even if; even though
wicked thought; wicked mind
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree