one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
magazine; journal; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
permission; approval; authorization; license
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
pronunciation; production of sound
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.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)