preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to recall; to remember; to recollect
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
strong-willed; strong of heart
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
than; from; out of; except; but; more
such; this sort of; like this
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
in comparison to; rather than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much