little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to say; to tell; to state; to do
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
cooking; food preparation
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping