satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
older sister; elder sister
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
until now; so far; up to the present
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
middle of the night; dead of night
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning