little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
other side; opposite side; other party
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to be boiled; to be cooked
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
student (esp. a university student)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to count up; to enumerate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
small change; coins; small sum of money
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to wait and see; to see how the land lies