occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
maid; helper; help; assistance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
with a friendly grin; smilingly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
don't you think?; indicates question
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to shake; to sway; to waver
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to be itching to put one's skills to use
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
journal; magazine; periodical
study; research; investigation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period