until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cooperation; collaboration
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
go that far; to that extent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
maid; helper; help; assistance
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
private affairs; personal matter
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
personal; individual; private
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hello; good day; good afternoon
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)