hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
summer vacation; summer holiday
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to become better; to improve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
close; intimate; on good terms
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
number one; first; best; most; game; round
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk