little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody