millilitre; milliliter; mL
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
private tutor; coach; governess
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truant child; child who refuses to attend school
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?