(someone else's) child; child; kid
young noblewoman; princess
messenger; envoy; emissary
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
watchful waiting; careful supervision
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
generation; the world; the age
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
each and all; every single one; everybody
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
two (long cylindrical things)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)