ten; 10; ten years of age
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
height (of body); stature
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
way of speaking; intimation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
self-torturing; masochistic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
something or other; anything
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on