how many months?; how long?
how many years; how long; what year
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
festival; feast; carnival
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to refer to; to use as reference
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
parting; separation; farewell
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation