young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to subsist; to keep on living
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
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble