female high-school student
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
like this; this sort; this way
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in this way; thus; such; uh...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
loveable; very likeable; like very much
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
bento; Japanese box lunch
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
long ago; already; a long time ago
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
already; now; no longer; not any more
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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.
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small