male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
annual (plant); first-year student
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
sympathy; empathy; response
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
failure story; horror story
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
start of a romance; beginning of love
the same generation; coeval
intimacy; affection; familiarity
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to become inverted; to become reversed
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
free (of charge); gratuitous
all-weather; weather-proof
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
home area; home town; local