very busy (person or thing)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
a few years ago; some years back
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
maid; helper; help; assistance
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
father; dad; husband; you; he
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
retreating figure; appearance from behind
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
aviary; henhouse; chicken house