meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to have a talk; to tell a story
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
March; third month of the lunar calendar
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick