maid; helper; help; assistance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
family-oriented; familial
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to become dim; to become blurred
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(a place) within one's reach
number of days (times) one has attended
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
written oath; covenant; pledge
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
document; official papers