(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(not so) much; (not) very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
when it becomes; when it comes to
I see; that's right; indeed
observation; survey; watching
two persons; two people; pair; couple
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
understood; I see; OK; present; here
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)