kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
talk; recital; narration; topic
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
unusual space; other dimension
to wander; to roam from place to place
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
day of month; counter for days
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
gifted education; special education for gifted children
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
near; close; beside; third person
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean