another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
that is to say; so that means
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to say; to be called; to do
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking