emperor (of Japan); mikado
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to think (something) strange
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
demanding; difficult; strict
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
seasoning; flavour; flavor
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
welcome; (warm) reception
interview (e.g. for a job)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt