column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
time; season; period; phase; stage
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be remembered; to go down in history
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
young girl; lass; adolescent female
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
drama; play; Chinese opera
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
really; truly; indeed; good grief
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion