go that far; to that extent
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
last week; the week before
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid