mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
princess; daughter of a nobleman
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage