(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
while studying; presently studying
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
genuine article; real thing; real deal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together