little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ago; since; before; previous
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing