don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
way of reciting; way of telling a story
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
feeling; sense; impression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sorry; excuse me; thank you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong