until now; so far; up to the present
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to have a talk; to tell a story
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
beautiful woman; pretty girl
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
such; like that; that sort of; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
something like ...; something called ...