girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
the other day; some time ago; recently
... years old; age (of) ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
untouched; unused; intact
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise