to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
close; intimate; on good terms
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
other side; opposite side; other party
woman; female; feminine gender
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't you think?; indicates question
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon