the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
womanly; ladylike; feminine
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
emperor; prince; princess
cooler box; cooler; cool box
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
waking; waking up; awakening
fine weather; fair weather
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
inattention; absent-mindedness
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to speak ill of; to disparage
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
warmly; cordially; with tender care
overlap; duplication; doubling
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
historical; traditional; historic
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender