pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as a child; when one was a child
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
about when; about what time; how soon
primary school; elementary school; grade school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year