trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
feeling; sense; impression
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking