bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
single word; a few words; brief comment
suffix for familiar person
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
inside one's heart; in one's mind
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nothing but; except; no more than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
honorific/polite/humble prefix
experiment; experimentation
reopening; resumption; restarting
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; like that; that sort of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency