squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period 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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
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; so
then; and (then); in that case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
boarding (someone); catering; board; provided meals; cook; caterer
please (give me); please (do for me)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
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); shinobu-wake (Edo-period 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