business; work; operations; service; duties
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
being good-for-nothing; useless person
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
being about to cry; the verge of tears
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to comfort; to console; to amuse
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
wearing one's hair in braids
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
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)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
suffix for familiar person
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole