maid; helper; help; assistance
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
feeling; sense; impression
very young; little; childish; immature
gifted education; special education for gifted children
small number; few; minority
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
special; particular; peculiar; unique
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
first generation; founder
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
one-year-old; one year old
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
briskly; quickly; promptly
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
class president; head class representative
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor