waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
calamity; misfortune; disaster
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
girl; lass; young thing; chick
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
goodness; excellence; virtue
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
sincere; honest; faithful
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
the scruff or nape of the neck
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to blaze; to burn brightly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
deadly serious; deadly earnest
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to start shouting; to break out