to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
in the end; at the end of the day
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
leader; guide; mentor; coach
three times a day (of meals)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
loveable; very likeable; like very much
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to keep an eye on; to take care of
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
scattered; separated; dispersed