nothing but; except; no more than
to gather; to collect; to assemble
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
call; summons; convening; convocation
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
when; how soon; how long until
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(necessary) personnel; required person
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to rant and rave; to raise hell