older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be found; to be discovered
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
older sister; elder sister
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
adds force or indicates command
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
newspaper studies; media studies
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
society; the world; the times
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
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
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from here; from this place
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the other day; a few days ago
telephone call; telephone (device)
to say; to be called; to do
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
establishment (of a business); founding