chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
overconfident; presumptuous
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
just because; even if; even though
wicked thought; wicked mind
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)