is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
should; must; -able; probably; likely
older brother; elder brother
opposite; reverse; contrary
inattention; absent-mindedness
fifth day of the month; five days
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
distant look; faraway look
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
relation; connection; relevance
document; official papers
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
curse; spell; malediction
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident