(a) little; somewhat; somehow
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
one part; one portion; one section
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
close; intimate; on good terms
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to apologize; to apologise
accurate; correct; precise; exact
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
like this; this sort; this way
to say; to tell; to state; to do
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
older brother; elder brother
older brother and younger sister
to care for someone; to look after someone
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
good-quality; superior in quality
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
sons and daughters; children; girl
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
cheap article; poor quality article
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
classification; categorization; sorting
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved