trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
it's been a long time; long time no see
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
traditional Chinese medicine
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be helpful; to be useful
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
those (near the second person)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim