girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to put one's strength into
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
second marriage; remarriage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to shout (in anger); to yell
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
business trip; official trip
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich