to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
curious; strange; unusual
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
guardian; protector; patron; parent
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
chestnut (horse coat color)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that's the way it is; such is life
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
what kind of; what sort of; what
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
imitation crab meat; crab sticks
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up