to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to discuss; to talk together
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
proposal; proposition; suggestion
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
private tutor; coach; governess
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...