young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than