district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
living together (of two people)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
dumpling store; dumpling seller
adopted daughter; foster daughter
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)