handyman; utility man; odd-job man
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
unfairness; injustice; partiality
human relations; personal relationships
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
vitality; energy; dynamism
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
elder sister; effeminate man
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
genuine article; real thing; real deal
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
adoration; admiration; devotion
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
ardent; passionate; vehement
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
with these words; while saying
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.