origin; beginning; source; rise
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be worried; to be troubled
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
girls' or women's division or section
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
story; tale; talk; discussion
how many people; a number of people
such; like that; that sort of; very
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
curse; spell; malediction
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
last week; the week before
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
observation; survey; watching
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)