maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
woman; female; feminine gender
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
spring day; spring sunlight
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
please (give me); please (do for me)
grounds of a Shinto shrine
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be needed; to be wanted