even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
novel; story; (work of) fiction
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
such; this sort of; like this
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to publish a book; to put out a book
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
society; the world; the times
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
while moving; on the move
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
beginning; outset; first; onset
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain