thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yeah; you're right; that's right
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
warp; curvature; curve; arch
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)