may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
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)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
Western civilization; Western civilisation
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pass (of time); to elapse
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
letter; missive; note; mail
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
Japanese person; Japanese people
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
not caring; not giving a damn
to talk; to chat; to chatter
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity