no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to put one's strength into
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
children's literature; juvenile literature
to win the prize; to win the ring
literary woman; talented woman
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
only recently; just of late
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
solitude; loneliness; isolation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
for a while; for some time; for a period
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...