inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
blow; hit (on the body); beating
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
club activities; extracurricular activities
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
understood; I see; OK; present; here
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
river; stream; River; the ... river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)