to serve; to work for; to attend
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
number one; first; best; most; game; round
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to be called; to do
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quiet; still; surreptitious
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
serious; not joking; straight
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly