particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
at once; immediately; right now
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
of course; certainly; naturally
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
Niigata (city, prefecture)
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
name; given name; first name
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago