may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
beginning; outset; first; onset
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to subsist; to keep on living
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
Muraoka Hanako (1893.6.21-1968.10.25)