included (in a publication); carried; printed
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
smallish; on the small side
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
strong-willed; strong of heart
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
fire grate; fireplace grate; grate
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to scrape off; to rub off
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
magical power; mystical force
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to take down; to bring down; to lower
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
because; the reason is; if you want to know why