explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be surprised; to be astonished
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
while; during; while; although; all; both
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation