live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
obedience; submission; resignation
nod; inclination of the head
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
invisibly; secretly; privately
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
the very best; excellent; superb
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to find fault with; to question
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
bento; Japanese box lunch
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
cooking; food preparation