leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
group; party; team; squad; section
maid; helper; help; assistance
tool; implement; means; furniture
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
round; spherical; circular
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
bolo (small, round cookie)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
antiquity; the previous era
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
had better ...; had better not ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)