small quantity; little; little while; short distance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
rather; better; instead; if anything
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
housing district; residential district
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sailor suit; middy uniform
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
to become empty; to be emptied
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside