long ago; once upon a time
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
day of month; counter for days
to pass (of time); to elapse
one day; (on) a certain day
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to not take seriously; to take lightly
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)