time; hour; period; class
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
together; at the same time; same; identical
older sister; lass; young lady
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the big two...; two major...; two main...
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu
severe criticism; damnation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances