girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
direct control; direct supervision
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to slap; to strike; to spank
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
every person; every mouth; every entrance
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
high spirits; gleeful mood
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
married woman; another's wife
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to increase; to add to; to augment
setting a place; setting the table
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to temper thoroughly; to train well
how; in what way; how about; questionable
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes