squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
several weeks; a few weeks
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be amused; to find something interesting
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
please (give me); please (do for me)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo