stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why; how; for what reason
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such; like that; in that way
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)