disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thousand years; very long period; forever
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
family; members of a family
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
covering used to wrap a baby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
such; like that; that sort of; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
two persons; two people; pair; couple
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be surprised; to be astonished
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go