please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
very young; little; childish; immature
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
suffix for familiar person
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
no!; no no!; no, not at all
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
older sister; elder sister
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to get hungry; to become hungry
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
maid; helper; help; assistance
older sister; lass; young lady
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
platform; home; home base; home plate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon