older sister; lass; young lady
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be silent; to say nothing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
and then; and so; and; so then
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...