fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
why; how; for what reason
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
as a child; when one was a child
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be silent; to say nothing
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that's the way it is; such is life
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
when it becomes; when it comes to
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object