older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to apologize; to apologise
please (give me); please (do for me)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to dry up completely; to become stale
adds force or indicates command
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow