happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to make merry; to be festive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
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
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
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 go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every