now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
emperor (of Japan); mikado
nothing but; except; no more than
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten