single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
number one; first; best; most; game; round
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
impossible to do (although wants to)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
(licensed) red light district
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being