even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
shopping; purchased goods
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
electricity; (electric) light
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
brown; light brown; tawny
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
living room (Western style); sitting room
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
powerful person; influential person
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to discuss; to talk together
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
attendance (at school); going to school
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food