-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
convenient; handy; useful
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
in that way; thus; so; so?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
long ago; once upon a time
older sister; elder sister
older sister; elder sister
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
one day; (on) a certain day
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
boy; son; baby boy; young man