coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
society; the world; the times
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
terrible luck; very bad luck
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
letter; missive; note; mail
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
novel; original; new; innovative
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
library (usu. single-room); small library
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
calamity; misfortune; disaster
third day of the month; three days
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination