there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
oracle; revelation; divine message
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
imagination; supposition; guess
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
unpredictability; element of surprise
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression