kid; young goat; goatling
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
blow; hit (on the body); beating
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
one's share; one's portion
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
either way; in any case; one way or another
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to get angry; to become perverse
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
going around; patrol; round; tour
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
cramming (e.g. for an exam)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.