outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms