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
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
study group; study meeting
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
answering machine; answerphone
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
in the morning; during the morning
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
image; figure; figure; form; image
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon