painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
curious; strange; unusual
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
guardian; protector; patron; parent
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
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)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
chestnut (horse coat color)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
capable of anything; liable to do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
imitation crab meat; crab sticks
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be worried; to be troubled