older sister; lass; young lady
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
environment; circumstance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
number display; caller ID (on telephones)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
number-withheld phone calls
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour