to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
imagination; supposition; guess
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
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
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
with the exception of; excepting; excluding