trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
gem; jewel; precious stone
older sister; elder sister
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to step forward; to volunteer
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
one revolution; one rotation
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
clearing one's throat; cough
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic