older sister; lass; young lady
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
health; healthy; sound; fit
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
such; this sort of; like this
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on