friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to have a talk; to tell a story
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to like; to love; to be fond of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
good wife and wise mother
general idea; concept; notion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reopening; resumption; restarting
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
hometown; rural township (of China)