boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...