and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
present; gift; to give a present or gift
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
loveable; very likeable; like very much
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
family; members of a family
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say