child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(social) position; status
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
indeed; really; truly; very much
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
that year; same year; same age
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sublime; noble; high-minded
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model