to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
about this time; about now
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown