tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fast approach; quick intimacy
beginning; outset; first; onset
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
never mind!; don't worry about it
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
with these words; while saying
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive