width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too numerous; to be too much
much less; to say nothing of
settlement; solution; resolution
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
depending on; dependent on
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be found; to be discovered
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
plump; fleshy; chubby; (walking) slowly; with soft-footed steps (of toddlers, small animals, etc.)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
daytime television serial; soap opera
understood; I see; OK; present; here