(someone else's) child; child; kid
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shake one's head (in denial)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
in one's own way or style
to be perturbed; to be agitated
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to put on airs; to assume importance
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
originally; by nature; from the start
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
with these words; while saying
female high-school student
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)