until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
after a long time; for the first time in a while
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
retreating figure; appearance from behind
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
really; truly; indeed; good grief
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
voyage; passage; travelling
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to recall; to remember; to recollect
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
your husband; her husband
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in that way; thus; so; so?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on