painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
sorry; excuse me; thank you
secondary sex characteristic
one (thing); one piece; one item
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
is that so?; I see; right; oh
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
price; cost; value; worth; value
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality