manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
first shrine visit of the New Year
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
even though; despite; when
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
why; how; for what reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
don't you think?; indicates question