to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
because of; owing to; due to
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
on the occasion of; at the time of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
since when; from when; how long
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
to be helpful; to be useful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged