otherwise; or else; if not
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
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
environment; circumstance
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
woman; female; feminine gender
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
state of mind; mentality; psychology
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
one's own child; one's own children
how many months?; how long?
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
almost every day; almost daily
covered in mud; mud-caked
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen