to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
lately; recently; nowadays
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to have a talk; to tell a story
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(political) power; authority; influence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
the lion's share; the cream
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
unrequited love; one-sided love
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong