to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
memory; sense; experience
treating someone like a child
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
metal sake jug; sake warmer
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to serve; to work for; to attend
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth