maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to become better; to improve
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
society; the world; the times
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
form; shape; figure; visage
serious; not joking; straight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
surely; certainly; without doubt
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
father; dad; husband; you; he
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
family; members of a family
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mochi; (sticky) rice cake